Welcome to the Netherlands Focal Point for Safety and Health at Work
This website is part of the information network of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. The object of this network is to provide information about safety and health at work among employers and employees in the Member States of the European Union. Also, the cooperation between the Member States, as well as the exchange of information and experience, is to be enhanced by this initiative. The coordination of the European network lies with the European Agency, while the implementation on a national level is done by national Focal Points.
The Netherlands Focal Point tries to translate as much as possible information into english. First of all we focussed to an overview of recent OSH-developments in the Netherlands and comprehensive information about the way the OSH-infrastructure in the Netherlands has been organised. Furthermore we translated a large part of the webpages of the European Week campaigns in the Netherlands.
Own-account workers and working conditionsIn this advisory report (nr. 2011/02: 18 March 2011), the Social and Economic Council (SER) addresses the question of how to ensure that “self-employed persons with no staff” (i.e. own-account workers) can operate under the same working conditions as employed persons. The Council concludes that more provisions of the health and safety regulations should apply to them. |
OSH balance 2010: general picture is a positive oneThe OSH Balance provides an overview of the current position and developments relating to working conditions in the Netherlands. Particular attention is being focused this year on the themes of new ways of working, sustainable deployment, health and safety in the workplace, and lifestyle. The general picture from the OSH Balance is a positive one.The quality of work is stable, and most employees are satisfied with their working conditions. Read more >> |
